Neural Desensitization: Integrating EMDR, IFS, & Other Approaches to Trauma

Date course created: April 2022

Several evidence-informed approaches to trauma can be immensely helpful to clients. However, a lot of these therapies are either rigid, making it difficult to stay client-centered, or vague, and mainly rooted in theory. Neural Desensitization and Integration Training (NDIT) is a module-based, exposure, trauma-focused approach to therapy for PTSD that integrates elements from EMDR, multichannel eye movement integration, prolonged exposure, IFS, and other therapies. The main goal of NDIT is to help clients titrate into processing traumatic material, so that flooding and retraumatization are minimized. Additionally, NDIT focuses on what clients do outside of session, and ways to facilitate progress though homework exercises. This one-day training will introduce you to the basic skills of NDIT, that you can begin incorporating into your practice right away!

**This is a 6-CE noninteractive, self-paced online video course delivered in home study format via an industry-standard online learning platform**

Agenda:

00:00 – 01:00: Key points from the Five Modules of NDIT

01:00 – 02:00: Neuroscience of Trauma and Treatment: Understanding the Fundamentals

02:00 – 03:00: The Role of Brain Hemispheres in Trauma Processing

03:00 – 04:00: Understanding and Implementing Brain Changes

04:00 – 05:00: Harnessing Neuroplasticity: Rules and Practical Implications

05:00 – 06:00: Exploring the Five Modules of NDIT

Objectives:

This training will provide participants clinical knowledge and tools to:

a). After completing this training, participants will be able to state at least three components of neural networks.

b). After completing this training, participants will be able to describe why bilateral movement can facilitate desensitization to distressing thoughts or memories.

c). After completing this training, participants will be able to identify two ways to alter visual or auditory memory components that decreases their intensity during imaginal exposure.

d). After completing this training, participants will be able to name three therapeutic approaches that NDIT utilizes.

e). After completing this training, participants will be able to state the three steps of memory reconsolidation.

f). After completing this training, participants will be able to list the main modules of NDIT.

Target Audience:

The target audience for this event includes psychologists, social workers, counselors, MFT’s, psychiatrists and other clinical mental health professionals.

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Instructor(s): Jennifer Sweeton, PsyD, MS, MA

Material Author(s): Jennifer Sweeton, PsyD, MS, MA

Originally trained as a neuroscientist, Dr. Jennifer Sweeton is a clinical and forensic psychologist, Amazon #1 best-selling author, and internationally-recognized expert on trauma, anxiety, and the neuroscience of mental health. She is the author of the book, Trauma Treatment Toolbox, published by PESI Publishing & Media. Dr. Sweeton completed her doctoral training at the Stanford University School of Medicine, the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, and the National Center for PTSD. Additionally, she holds a master’s degree in affective neuroscience from Stanford University, and studied behavioral genetics at Harvard University. Dr. Sweeton resides in the greater Kansas City area, where she owns a group private practice, Kansas City Mental Health Associates, and co-owns Mind Works Professional Education, Inc., a continuing education company. She holds an adjunct faculty appointment at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, and is a former President of the Greater Kansas City Psychological Association. Dr. Sweeton offers clinical and forensic psychological services, and is a sought-after trauma and neuroscience expert who has trained more than 15,000 mental health professionals in all 50 US states and over 20 countries.

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